Background
Bruce was born in Adelaide, South Australia to CJP and Anna Bruce and attended Norwood High School before becoming a clerk in the South Australian Railways.
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Randolph Bruce
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Career
Enlistment Enlisting on his 18th birthday as part of the 10th reinforcement of the Adelaide-based 27th Battalion (Australia), he embarked for overseas duty on the HMAT "Mongolia" from Adelaide on 9 March 1916, arriving in France on 25 June. At first mustered Gunner in the 5th Divisional Armoured Column, he was transferred to 5th Division Artillery Headquarters and assigned clerical duties in the field In November 1917 he was mustered Driver and in August 1918 rejoined his unit as a Gunner.
His mother died in the Spanish influenza epidemic when Bruce was in transit back to Australia.
He returned to his work at the railways, moved to seaside Brighton for a lung complaint contracted in the war, and died there in 1957 after having risen to the role of Chief Paymaster at the Sons of the American Revolution.
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Australia